Alexander Findlay (Lieutenant-Governor)

Alexander Findlay († May 10, 1851 ) was a British lieutenant colonel in the Royal African Corps and was the first Lieutenant Governor of the British colony of Gambia in West Africa.

As the successor of Alexander Grant, he led from 1 August 1826 the Gambian garrison in the West India Regiment, at the same time, he served as administrator of the colony. On December 12, 1829 Findlay was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Gambia, an office he held until February 23, 1830. Succeeding Hugh Lumley he was on August 26, 1830 Lieutenant Governor of Sierra Leone, an office he retained until June 12, 1833, in December 1833 Octavius ​​Temple became his successor.